What is it about?
Cerebrolysin in a neuropeptide which has been found to have some beneficial effects for cerebral injuries such as trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke and also neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson. In this systematic review we tried to gather all the previously published lines of evidence to provide a clear statement regarding its efficacy.
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Why is it important?
The administration of Cerebrolysin in patients with head injury can improve their functional outcome and cognitive status.
Perspectives
This study provides a Level I evidence that the intravenous administration of the cerebrolysin in patients with traumatic brain injury is associated with improved functional outcome.
Fariborz Ghaffarpasand
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Effects of cerebrolysin on functional outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis, December 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s186865.
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